7 U.S.C. § 2238 — Use of field work funds for purchase of

Page 1459 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 2241 § 2236. Working capital fund for Agricultural Re- search Center; establishment There is established a working capital fund of $300,000, to be available without fiscal year limi- tation, for expenses necessary for furnishing fa- cilities and services by the Agricultural Re- search Center to Government agencies. Said fund shall be reimbursed from applicable appro- priations or other funds to cover the charges for such facilities and services, including handling and related charges, for equipment rentals (in- cluding depreciation, maintenance, and repairs), for supplies, equipment and materials, stores of which may be maintained at the Center, and for building construction, alterations, and repairs, and applicable appropriations or other funds may also be charged their proportionate share of the necessary general expenses of the Center not covered by the annual appropriation. (Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. VI, title I, § 101, 64 Stat. 658.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 542–2 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. § 2237. Use of field work funds for employment of men with equipment, etc. Funds available for field work in the Depart- ment of Agriculture shall be available for em- ployment by contract or otherwise of men with equipment, boats, work animals, animal-drawn, and motor-propelled vehicles. (June 4, 1936, ch. 489, 49 Stat. 1422.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 542a of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. § 2238. Use of field work funds for purchase of arms and ammunition Funds available for field work in the Depart- ment of Agriculture may be used for the pur- chase of arms and ammunition whenever the in- dividual purchase does not exceed $50, and for individual purchases exceeding $50, when such arms and ammunition cannot advantageously be supplied by the Secretary of the Army pursuant to section 7655 of title 10. (June 4, 1936, ch. 489, 49 Stat. 1422; Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 809(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1841.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 542b of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. The Department of War was designated the Depart- ment of the Army and the title of the Secretary of War was changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted ‘‘Title 10, Armed Forces’’ which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued the military Depart- ment of the Army under the administrative supervision of a Secretary of the Army. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘section 7655 of title 10’’ for ‘‘the Act of March 3, 1879 (20 Stat. 412)’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of Title 10, Armed Forces. § 2239. Funds for printing, binding, and scientific and technical article reprint purchases Funds available to the Department of Agri- culture may be used for printing and binding, in- cluding the purchase of reprints of scientific and technical articles. (Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. VI, title IV, § 406, 64 Stat. 679.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 542c of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. § 2240. Reimbursement of appropriation for sala- ries and compensation of employees in me- chanical shops The Secretary of Agriculture may, by transfer settlements through the Government Account- ability Office, reimburse any appropriation made for the salaries and compensation of em- ployees in the mechanical shops of the depart- ment from the appropriation made for the bu- reau, office, or division for which any work in said shops is performed, and such reimburse- ment shall be at the actual cost of labor for such work. (May 11, 1922, ch. 185, 42 Stat. 508; Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 543 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, § 1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378. AMENDMENTS 2004—Pub. L. 108–271 substituted ‘‘Government Ac- countability Office’’ for ‘‘General Accounting Office’’. § 2241. Sale or exchange of animals or animal products The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to sell in the open market or to exchange for other livestock such animals or animal products as